Clothespin and anchor therefor



' m. 26, 1922. 1,440,116 G. TELFER. CLOTHESPIN AND ANCHOR THEREFOR.FILED JULY 24, I922,

i erably fixedly attached features of construction which Patented lien26, 1922 ononen or BELMONT, rirassecnnsarrs. orornnsrriv nun An crrontrrrnnnron.

Application filed July 24, 1922. Serial No. 576,987.

form of the improved clothes pin having an anchor attached thereto.

Figure 2 a top plan viw of Figure l. Figure 3 a view looking toward. theright Figure 1.

Figure 4 a view similar to igure 1 showing another means of attachingthe anchor.

Figure 5 a view looking toward the right Figure 6%.

To (jut 271,077 it may concern:

Be it known that l. Grouse zen of the United Fitates of i. ;:.-esidentof Belmont, in the can I dlesex and Commonwealth of l /lassachusetts,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Clothespins andAnchors 'lherefor of which the following is a specification. I 1

This invention. relates to a clothes pin a ud anchor therefor, which isespecially adapted for the use of housewives in securing houscholdarticles, such bed sheets and other linen to the groijind during thedrying or b fntrsn, citiru' e ica. and. a

r of lilid- Like characters represent like parts throughout the severalfigures oil the drawing. a

0f the drawings: F or convenience of illustration and ex planation awell known type or clothes pin is shown in the drawing herewith, havingthe two jaw members 10 and 11 and coiled spring 12, extensions 13 and14. of which coacting with the notches 15, serve to retain the threepartsin assembled position.

Preferably the anchor member or spud 16 is loosely but permanentlyconnected to the clothes pin in such manner that a universal relativemovement between the two may be obtained. lt will be understood howeverthat such movement is not necessarily essential for the successfulfunction of the device but rather that it might be advantageous undercertain conditions. Figures 1 to- 3 inclusive show one means forattaching the said anchor 16to the pin wherein one leg 17 oi a U shapedwire is inserted into the hole securing the articles, as quite often the18 formed by the coiled spring 12, and headweights used, soiled thegoods, or suitable ed or upset as at 19 to retain it therein, whileweights could not be obtained. the other leg 20 is inserted between thejaws he present invention contemplates the 10 and 11 to thereby preventrotation of said use of a well known clothes pin having met wire.Previous to assembling the wire and thereto, means to anthe pin, theanchor member 16, having the chor said pin to the ground. eye 21, isthreaded on to the wire and be- It is not known that a clothes pin. hasever comes permanently but loosely connected to been used having ananchor attachment for the pin. the purpose above described and thereforeit Obviously this is a very simple and cheap is not the intention tolimit this invention construction and it will be observed that the to thprecise construction and arrangement anchor 16 is capable of movementrelatively herein shown, as it is obvious that changes to the pin whichaids in obtaining a firm anmight be made therein withoutdepartingchorage to the ground when the article is to from its spirit and scope.be held in stretched condition.

The invention consists in certain novel The dotted lines lb in Figures 1and 2 will be tully represent some of the positions the anchorunderstood from a description or the draw- 16 may assume when in use.inns and the claim hereinafter given. Figures 4 and 5 show anothersimple aneferring to the drawings: chor member l6 composed of a singlewire,

a portion of whichlll is passed through bleaching; process.

An object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive devicethat is effective not only to hold the articleto the. ground, butenables it to be held in stretched condition during the said processwithout in jury thereto.

It is common practice among housewives to spread articles of householdlinen and even wearing apparel upon grass for the purpose of drying,often times leaving them out over night for the purpose of bleaching.

Heretofore such articles were generally held in place by weights such asstones or small rocks, or in fact anything handy that would serve thepurpose.

This was a very unsatisfactory means of Figure 1 represents in sideelevatiom one anchor retaining Wire adapted to engage the 0011 of saidspring and said aws in such manner as to prevent its rotation; and ananchor member carried by said Wire and capable of universal movementrelatively 5 to said pin. Si ned by me at Boston, ll lass, this 17th dayif Jul 1922.

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